After asking, Xion replied without interest. His eyes stared straight at Xiaojing.
"They are the culprits. Shouldn't Captain apologize?"
"From my perspective, this crime must be stopped before it is committed. If that cannot be done, I am also at fault."
"...He is such a loser character."
She held her chin and looked at me with a look of surprise at some point.
But, miraculously, I felt no hostility or anger.
"Anyway, Captain, what do you want me to do?"
"...This time it is obvious that we were wrong. I hope you can continue to maintain a cooperative relationship with the human army."
Although he knew that what he said was just to push things along, Aki had no other wish than that.
To the human armies, Theon's knowledge has a value that nothing else can replace. During this month or so of travel, Ajid realized this firsthand.
In fact, if Theon hadn't noticed the sense of disobedience caused by the slime "invaders" in the lake, in addition to soldiers, there might have been many casualties in the cities along the river.
The knowledge gained from him can protect many people like this one.
Although he didn't know what Theon wanted in return, no matter how much he wanted, he couldn't just give up on him.
Xion's eyes penetrated my body, as if he wanted to see through Akid's selfish thoughts. Then,
"OK……"
The simple answer made Aki unable to keep up with his thoughts.
"I'm sorry, what did you just say?"
"So it doesn't matter. It's okay to continue to maintain a cooperative relationship with the human army."
Staring at Xion who readily agreed, Aki could only feel surprised.
"...Don't be so surprised."
"No... to be honest, I'm still wondering, what kind of difficult questions will he raise?"
"What role does the captain think of me?"
Faced with Xion's question, Anna, who had been staying beside Ajid, leaned forward slightly.
"He must be a shady, bad boy who shouldn't be careless, right?"
"Is that the impression in the instructor's mind?"
"…………"
"He didn't deny it. The captain probably had the same opinion, right?"
"oops……"
The unexpected understanding and Anna's brisk conversation made the tension in the conference room disappear.
However, Yaji thought about it and realized that this was not possible.
Theon Istar is a character who often lightens the mood in this way, not only because of his own personality, but also as a tactic to pull those around him into his own pace.
Including agreeing to continue the cooperative relationship so readily, it always feels a bit strange.
"... Istar, do you really have the intention to continue cooperation?"
"Well... at the end of the day, I'm only one person. It's tough to face the violence of a massive human army."
Although he had his thoughts on this matter, for Theon, it would be more harmful to part ways with the human army.
That's why I accepted Aki's request.
Judging from Xion's expression and attitude, what he said just now seems to be true. What he said is not contradictory.
But, is that really all there is to it?
In the past, Genzo said that he was a "scheming and evil person", but Aki himself never thought that he would end the matter just like that.
"Istar, please answer truthfully."
"……What did you say?"
"Aren't you going to demand compensation for the human army's negligence this time?"
In retrospect, Theon had made no demands on the human military side until now.
However, it is obviously very strange for a character who asks Ajid for "rewards" or "additional rewards" whenever something happens, but does not ask for compensation for the mistakes of the human army.
Faced with the question from Ajit, who was almost convinced that there was an inside story, Theon smiled slightly.
That expression might be the answer.
"Don't worry, I won't tell the captain."
"So, is it the upper level?"
"Isn't that clear?"
Facing Xion who showed no fear, Ajit showed an indescribable expression.
"Because my contract partner is not the human army, but the top of the human army. If there is a problem with the contract, wouldn't it be more reasonable to talk to the contract partner directly?"
What he said was undoubtedly correct, but it was clear from his delivery that he meant it.
This young man probably wants to use this incident as an opportunity to shake up the higher-ups.
"Are our lives in danger? In any case, the human army is a righteous partner who protects the world. Things that cannot abide by the agreement must be dealt with properly."
"What you said is too late..."
Although Anna was somewhat flinched by the smiling Theon, her attitude did not change at all when faced with such a reaction.
"It was too scary and too troublesome for him. I thought about it a lot, so I was very polite... But I was ruined by everyone in the 13th Skills Class, so I decided to give up my patience and take the initiative."
"...So that's what happened!"
"good!"
The magic of ice was used by Ajit after he released it with bait, but he showed me the gorgeous magic in "Satin", which made me feel a little awkward, but I think Theon's mood has changed. Yeah?
If you ask me whether I should be happy that I no longer hide cards in my hand, or should I be afraid that I no longer hesitate to use magic, I’m afraid it’s the latter.
Theon smiled happily with a relaxed expression.
After witnessing all this, Ajit began to lose some confidence in whether his choice to continue his role as a facilitator of the human army was correct.
Theon walked out of the conference room where he was having a conversation with Akid and Anna, and stretched there.
Although there was a dispute before discussing it with the senior management, it has been resolved safely now and is not a big problem.
It would be better to say that we took this as an opportunity to solve the problem with the Thirteenth Skill Class - or that it was destroyed to a great extent. But for Xion, the most important thing was that there was no need to keep distance from them.
Taking this as an opportunity, the Thirteenth Skill Team also became hostage candidates like Anna. However, since it has become like this, Xion can protect them.
This is much simpler than keeping your distance in order to stay away from danger.
"Well, let's go to the hangar."
Xion stayed in the hangar before going to the conference room, but the people in the 13th technical class asked him to come back after talking.
He probably brought food and wine into the mecha warehouse to make a scene as a pretext for a reconciliation.
Since I have nothing to do with such commotion recently, I welcome him as Theon.
Xion was about to walk to the hangar in high spirits when he saw a person appearing around the corner and stopped.
Haruma·Lightsaber. A man who hates Theon and others deeply.
But on the other hand, he seemed to know that he had nothing to do with the explosion, and there was nothing strange about being here.
"...Xion, can you give me a moment?"
Such a man said this to Theon face to face.
It is very simple to refuse, but I always feel that there will be a brake in Xion's heart.
"...You don't seem to have any energy, right?"
There was no domineering look in his eyes when he looked at Xion.
And the behavior of asking Theon if he had time was also different from the previous aggressive attitude towards Theon, although not as much as Mith.
Considering his attitude so far, it would be more natural for him to start speaking without waiting for Theon's consent.
"Okay, I'm going to let others wait. Can it be brief?"
"knew."
In the end, Theon chose to listen to Halma's story.
Haruma replied, but he still couldn't feel her usual aura, and could feel her depressed mood.
Haruma leaned against the wall of the corridor, and Xion followed her example and leaned against the wall next to her. The distance between the two is less than one meter, but Haruma doesn't seem to hate it.
"First of all, I have to apologize to you."
"I don't know."
"...I know a little bit about this explosion."
Offered to help assassinate Theon in the restaurant.
The criminal this time was the person who told Chunma about this incident.
Haruma explained calmly.
"Although I repeatedly told you not to do this, the result is still like this. And if I reported it to the captain and chief of staff at that time, maybe I could have prevented the problem before it happened. ...I exposed you to unnecessary danger. I'm sorry. "
Chunma turned to me specifically and lowered his head.
Faced with him like this, Xion was speechless.
"...Um, shouldn't this be a special apology?"
"This is related to your life. As long as I take action, I can stop it. You can't pretend not to know, right?"
